Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles (Mor-EV)

$12 million in was recently added for the Commonwealth electric vehicle rebate program, Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles (Mor-EV). The Department of Energy Resources’ (DOER) announced a $2 million commitment in 2017. This program offers a rebate of $750-$2,500 for buying or leasing 25 types of qualifying electric vehicles.

The program aims to reduce schools’ petroleum use and test the benefits of electric school bus technology. The electric buses are less expensive and more environmentally-friendly than traditional diesel buses. Electricity is cleaner than diesel by at least 70% and at least 40% cheaper. This program will be one of the first uses of electric school buses on the East Coast of the United States.

The Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Incentive Program (MassEVIP) offers the Workplace Charging program. The Workplace Charging program is an open grant program. MassEVIP Workplace Charging offers employers 50% of the funding for hardware costs towards Level 1 and 2 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations. Grants may be in amounts up to $25,000. Massachusetts employers with 15 or more employees in non-residential places of business are eligible.

Leading by Example Solar Canopies

DOER's Leading by Example (LBE) Clean Energy Grant Program for Solar Photovoltaic Canopies has awarded $245,000 in grant funding. These grants supported the installation of a 490 kW solar canopy at a MassDOT facility in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. The program has awarded six grants for installing over 6.5 MW of solar power at state facilities.